The Organisation for Democracy and Labour (french: Organisation pour la démocratie et le travail, ODT) is a
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific political ideology ...
in
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳đž¤đž¤˛đž¤˘ 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the ...
. The party supported the government of
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré (born 3 February 1951)''Profiles of People in Power: The World's Government Leaders'' (2003), page 76–77. .
As of 2013 MoĂŻse Sawadogo was the chairman of the party.
The slogan of the party is 'Democracy - Work - Justice'.
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Rentrée politique de l’ODT : Le parti s’apprête à affronter les élections de 2012
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The party was registered with the Burkinabé authorities for the first time on April 14, 2003. It was re-registered in 2007 and 2011.
The party contested elections for the first time in 2006, fielding candidates in local polls. 17 ODT municipal councilors were elected.
The party won one seat in the
2012 legislative election.
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Burkina : un parti de la mouvance suspend son unique député pour « haute trahison »
' The party general secretary Dieudonné Sawadogo was elected from
Bam Province
Bam is one of the 45 provinces of Burkina Faso. It is located in Centre-Nord Region and the capital of Bam is Kongoussi. In 2019 it has a population of 473,955. It is a rural province with 420,314 of its residents living in the countryside; only ...
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The provincial list of the party got 12,813 votes. The national list of the party got 62,479 votes (2.07%). The party also contested the 2012 municipal elections, fielding candidates in 20 municipalities. The party won 46 seats. The party won the mayoral post of
Guibaré.
In August–September 2013 ODT underwent an internal crisis.
On August 31, 2013 Dieudonné Sawadogo organised an extraordinary party congress in
Kongoussi
Kongoussi is a city located in Bam Province in central Burkina Faso, one of the world's poorest countries. It has a population of 53,627 (2019) and is the provincial capital. Mooré, the language of the Mossi people, is spoken along with French, c ...
, which declared MoĂŻse Sawadogo deposed and named Mahamoudou Sawadogo as new party chairman.
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Congres extraordinaire de l’ODT: le président débarqué pour mauvaise gestion
' In response, in September 2013, Moïse Sawadogo declared Dieudonné Sawadogo and eight other party members expelled, citing 'high treason' against the party.
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References
{{Burkinabe political parties
Political parties in Burkina Faso